Four middle schools are changing their starting times due to school bus issues, which have plaguing the Palm Beach County School District. John Dzenitis reports.

Four middle schools are changing their starting times due to school bus issues, which have plaguing the Palm Beach County School District. John Dzenitis reports.

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Updated: 5:29 PM EDT Oct 8, 2015

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WEBVTT HOW COLD DO WE REALLY GET AS WEAPPROACH THE WEEKEND?THANK YOU CHRIS.SOME PALM BEACH COUNTY MEDICALSCHOOLS WILL SOON START THE DAYAT A LATER TIME.THE DISTRICT HOPES IT WILL HELPCUT DOWN ON THE NUMBER OF BUSSSHOWING UP LATE.THE DISTRICT SPOKE MORE ABOUTTHESE CHANGES THIS AFTERNOON ONJOHN DZENITIS LIVE IN PALM BEACHCOUNTY TO EXPLAIN.Reporter: SCHOOL DISTRICTOFFICIALS SAY THIS IS ONE OF THEMEDICAL SCHOOLS HAVING THE MOSTPROBLEMS WITH LATE SCHOOL BUSSAND THH ONLY SOLUTION IS TOSTART SCHOOL LATER.I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING.IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.Reporter: AT THE BEGINNINGOF THE SCHOOL YEAR, THE SCHOOLBUS SITUATION WAS A MESS.IN PALM BEACH COUNTY.THERE WAS A SHORTAGE OF DRIVERS.40% OF THE BUSS WERE LATE ORNEVER SHOWED UP.FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS THE SCHOOLDISTRICT HAS BEEN TRYING TOSOLVE THE PROBLEM.NEARLY NINE OUT OF TEN BUSS ARENOW ON TIME.THAT'S STILL NOT GOOD ENOUGH FORSCHOOL OFFICIALS.THEY'RE CHANGING THE STARTINGTIME OF FOUR MEDICAL SCHOOLS.MAKING THEM START 15-20 MINUTESLATER TOUCHLITE GIVE SCHOOL BUSDRIVERS TO MORE TIME TO GETSTUDENTS TO SCHOOL.-pWHILE IT MAYBE AN INCONVENIENCETO SOME PARENTS, THERE IS NO WAYAROUND IT.THESE FOUR SCHOOLS WERE HAVINGTHE MOST PROBLEMS.BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC CON GUESSINGAND THE DISTANCE THE THE BUSSHAVE TO PROBLEM.ONCE WE GET IT STRAIGHTENEDOUT, EVERYBODY'S COMMITTED TOMAKING IT WORK OUT.WHATEVER WE PUT IN PLACE.IT'S GOING TO WORK.Reporter: START TIME GOES IN